The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-12
Local and State Notes.

A frst-class passenger depot will be built at
Kokomo this season for the Lake Eric & West
ern.
A number of superintendent of roads in this
State left yesterday to be present at the conven-
ton of railroad superintendent in New York
city.
Fl. P McCardle, for some years past con-
ductor on the L., N. A. & C. road, has gone to
Denver, Col, having position the Denver &
Rio Grande.
Competitors of the l.. B. & w. are consider
ably exercised because owing to their diferen-
tal rates to Chicago and the East, they catch
ing most of the theatrical travel.
The Nickel-pate people are building one Of
the finest wrought-iron bridges in the State over
the ST. Mary's'river. The improvement will not
be finished before the 1st of June.
Yesterday. owing to the increase in business
at several of the city freight depots. the number
of platform men was increased. At some of the
depots good deal of overtime is made.
j. H. Cheney has been discharged receiver
of the Lake Erie & Western road. Mr. Cheneys
final report showed surplus of Sc, 800 of receipts
over disbursements since April 3d. 1885.
Under the new order of things the CONNER
cial, the Great Eastern, the Lackawanna and
the National Dispatch fast-freieht lines cease to
operate out of Indianapolis over the L., N. A.
& c. (Air-line), leaving only the Blue line oper-
ting On that road.
Since engine No. 112, on the !. & ST. L., made
mile in forty-sx seconds, hauling three cars,
several attempts have been made on the Bee
line proper to excel the speed An effort was
made last Friday night, when engine No. IL. on
the Bee-line, three consecutive miles, re-
spectively. in 81 80 and 80 seconds, hauling four
cars.
Ceasing to sell mileage tickets at Indianapolis
is more serious blow to our merchants and
manufacturers than may seem on its face. Fully
six hundred travelling statesmen awaited them
selves of the lOOOmile tickets at the reduced
rate: now none able to purchase this class of
| tickets, and are paying full local rates from
| point to point This increases the expense of
keeping travelling statesmen on the road SO per
cent
| Merchants at this point are beginning to see
that it was mistake that they and the city
authorities did not encourage the Cincinnati.
| Wabash Il Michigan Railroad Company when
| they talked seriously of building an important
| line from Anderson to Indianapolis. The build
| ing of a link from Rushville to Anderson, it is
| feared, will make it more of Cincinnati than
! indianapolis road. The present running ar
rangements over the Decline from Anderson
| will be continued, still Cincinnati will have a
| hold on the road which cannot certainly benefit
| this city.
Serious complications are liable to arise from
| the Bee-line and the Erie road throwing off sale
| the tickets of the L. B. & W. road, as the latter
| through the c., S. & c. lire owns the road the
trains of the Bee-line and Erie run over be-
! tween Sprin gield and Dayton, O., and terminals
at Springfield The Decline and the Erie must
l. ,.
contract by which the two roads use the l. B.
& W. track is broken. An official of the road
says he has legal advice to the effect that the L.
B. q w. has a right to annul this contract if
they choose to do. and they probably will de-
| eide to do should the Decline and the Erie
persist in refusing to sell the tickets of the l..
B. s. W.
c. W. Fairbanks. who represents the Corbin
syndicate in the Cleveland g. Canton railroad
| litigation, is very confident that the property
will, at the proper time, be turned over TO the
| clients ne represents If the common stock vote
for directors recognized, the Corbin party
have 5000 shares majority. and on the preferred
vote majority of ,374 shares. Under the
terms of reorganization, and under the Ohio
/ law, the preferred stock can legally vote, and
this the Corbiu syndicate hold majority Of
STILL for the last year, the Blood syndicate has
retained control of the property. On April &c
the case comes up for hearing then it will be
| known who IS to secure the road. Should the
Corbn syndicate secure it the Cleveland & Can
ton through connecting links to be built would,
in due time, become part of the l., B. & w.
| system.
The new tariff of the c.. l., st. L. & c. road is
favorable to the merchants and manufacturers
of this city. Under the revised classification
and the readjustment IN rates, the rate first
class freight from Indianapolis to Greensburg is
81 cents per 100 pounds; from Cincinnati to
Greensburg. % cents; second class from In
dlanapolis TO Gree nsburg, 9cents; from Cincinnati
to Greensburg 10 cents; third class indianapolis
TO Greensburg cents; Cincinnati to Greensburc
16 cents. and the same proportion is shown in
favor of Indianapolis the other three classes
The rate on coal oil from Indianapolis to Shell
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